
Guatemala Location Map

Guatemala Facts
Full Official Name: Republic of Guatemala
Demonym: Guatemalan, Chapín
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Area
Total Area: 108,889 km²
Total Land Area: 107,159 km²
Total Water Area: 1,730 km²
Demographics
Population: 18,255,216
Population Growth Rate: 1.49% (2024 est.)
Largest City: Guatemala City (Population: 1,221,739)
Ethnic Groups: Mestizo (mixed Indigenous-Spanish – in local Spanish called Ladino) 56%, Maya 41.7%, Xinca (Indigenous, non-Maya) 1.8%, African descent 0.2%, Garifuna (mixed West and Central African, Island Carib, and Arawak) 0.1%, foreign 0.2% (2018 est.)
Languages: Spanish (official) 69.9%, Maya languages 29.7% (Q’eqchi’ 8.3%, K’iche 7.8%, Mam 4.4%, Kaqchikel 3%, Q’anjob’al 1.2%, Poqomchi’ 1%, other 4%), other 0.4% (includes Xinca and Garifuna) (2018 est.)
Religions: Evangelical 45.7%, Roman Catholic 42.4%, none 11%, unspecified 0.9% (2023 est.)
Economy
Currency: Quetzal
Real GDP at Purchasing Power Parity ($ PPP): $223.183 billion (2023 est.)
GDP per capita (PPP): $12,700 (2023 est.)
Exports Value Per Year: $17.308 billion (2023 est.)
Biggest Export Partners: US 32%, El Salvador 12%, Honduras 10%, Nicaragua 6%, Mexico 4% (2022)
Imports Value Per Year: $33.041 billion (2023 est.)
Biggest Import Partners: US 34%, China 18%, Mexico 9%, El Salvador 4%, Costa Rica 3% (2022)
Government
Type: presidential republic
Capital City: Guatemala City (Population: 1,221,739)
Other Facts
Time Zone: UTC−6 (CST)
Country Code: GT
Internet TLD: .gt
Climate Map of Guatemala

Climate: tropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands
Topographic Map of Guatemala
